In this first instalment of the series "GLOBAL HEALTH CONVERSATION WITH PHARM GEE" on the Global Health Pharmacist Podcast, I had the privilege to discuss about PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS with Prof Christian Happi, a Professor of Molecular Biology and a leading researcher in the field of genomics and infectious disease. He is the director of Institute of Genomics and Global Health (IGH), a cutting edge research facility in Reedemer's University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. Named one of TIME 100 most influential people of 2025, he is globally recognized for his immense contributions to global health through his innovative solution called SENTINEL, a framework for early pandemic detection which he co-founded.

In this discussion we talked about:

-What differentiates a pandemic from an epidemic

-Lessons from Ebola Virus and COVID 19

-How SENTINEL works

-What has been achieved in pandemic prevention using SENTINEL

-Impact of IGH in training young African scientists

-How prepared the world is right now for the next pandemic

-How he has been able to bring the technology for pandemic preparedness to rural areas

-What the pandemic of the future might be

-How AI has been incorporated into the watch for the next pandemic

-What we can do to prevent the next pandemic

Find out more about Prof Christian Happi's work at IGH via the link below

https://ighresearch.org/

Read the article about Prof Christian Happi in TIME MAGAZINE via the link below

https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273774/christian-happi/

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